Essential Retail Expertly Managed Real Results

Delivering value for investors through necessity-based retail strategies.

About Us


Four Front Real Estate Partners is a private real estate investment firm focused on core-plus retail centers in high-growth, underserved markets. Backed by over 100 years of collective experience across acqusitions, leasing, operations, capital markets, and development, we bring institutional discipline and entrepreneurial agility to every investment.

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Our Focus

We acquire and invest in necessity-based, open-air shopping centers anchored by daily needs retailers and located in growth-oriented markets. These core-plus assets provide stable, cash-flowing foundations with meaningful upside through lease-up, repositioning, and redevelopment.

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Experience That Delivers

We’ve led some of the industry’s most respected retail platforms, executed thousands of leases, and built the relationships that unlock real value. At Four Front, our advantage lies in experience - earned through decades of doing the work.

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Meet The Team


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    Michael Glimcher

    Chief Executive Officer

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    Butch Knerr

    President and Chief Operating Officer

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    Fred Battisti, Jr.

    Chief Investment Officer

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    Mark Yale

    Chief Financial Officer

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